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• Plenary — is an adjective related to the noun plenum carrying a general connotation of fullness. Plenary may refer to:*Plenary session or meeting, the part of a conference when all members of all parties are in attendance *Plenary power or plenary… …   Wikipedia

• Plenary — Ple na*ry, a. [LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See {Plenty}.] Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority. [1913 Webster] A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] {Plenary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plenary — ple‧na‧ry [ˈpliːnəri] adjective [only before a noun] formal involving all the members of a committee or other group that meets: • The proposal was due for debate at a plenary session of the European Parliament. * * * Ⅰ. plenary UK US /ˈpliːnəri/… …   Financial and business terms

• plenary — [plē′nə rē, plen′ərē] adj. [LL plenarius < L plenus, FULL1] 1. full; complete; absolute [plenary power] 2. for attendance by all members [a plenary session] plenarily [plē′nərə lē, plen′ərə lē] adv …   English World dictionary

• plenary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unqualified; absolute. 2) (of a meeting at a conference or assembly) to be attended by all participants. ► NOUN ▪ a plenary meeting. ORIGIN Latin plenus full …   English terms dictionary

• Plenary — Ple na*ry, n. (Law) Decisive procedure. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plenary — 1510s, earlier plenar (late 13c.), from M.L. plenarius entire, complete, from L. plenus full, from PIE *ple to be full (see POLY (Cf. poly )) …   Etymology dictionary

• plenary — *full, complete, replete Antonyms: limited …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• plenary — [adj] entire, whole absolute, complete, full, general, inclusive, open, sweeping, thorough; concept 531 Ant. incomplete, limited, part, partial, restricted …   New thesaurus

• plenary — [[t]pli͟ːnəri, ple̱n [/t]] plenaries ADJ: ADJ n A plenary session or plenary meeting is one that is attended by everyone who has the right to attend. [TECHNICAL] The programme was approved at a plenary session of the Central Committee last week.… …   English dictionary